Ron Paul, the once-forgotten presidential candidate, is picking up steam in Iowa and now appears poised to overtake frontrunner Newt Gingrich, according to a new survey released today from the left-leaning Public Policy Polling.

The poll finds support for Gingrich has slipped to 22%, with Ron Paul just behind with 21%. Mitt Romney trails in third place with 16%.

That's a five-point drop in favorability for Gingrich, who has raced to the top of the Republican presidential field over the past month. PPP found Gingrich's favorability numbers have fallen 19 points over the past week.

Meanwhile, support for Paul is on the rise, particularly among younger voters and voters who identify themselves as "new." Among likely caucus-goers under age 45, Paul leads Gingrich 30-16. The numbers are nearly flipped for caucus-goers over age 45.

These polls are rigged and usually asked of self-identified Paulbots. I voted for Paul in the 2008 primaries, but I knew he’d never win. I was a Thompson man, but he dropped out leaving us with the crikarmed pile of shit McCain.

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posted on 12/13/2011 2:49:36 PM PST
by rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)

The people voting for Paul aren’t conservative; they are libertarian. They ‘mask’ themselves as Republicans to get elected. That’s how those crazy as bat sh*t Free Staters get elected in New Hampshire...”look at me...I’m a Republican!!!”

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posted on 12/13/2011 2:49:52 PM PST
by who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)

> Thats how those crazy as bat sh*t Free Staters get elected
> in New Hampshire.

Excuse me. I’m not a “free stater”, but they were INSTRUMENTAL in defeating the onerous anti-home-schooling bills that were introduced in 2009. They were INSTRUMENTAL in getting Vermont Carry passed in NH above the commie-governor’s veto.

I’m glad they chose NH to settle into, because they have made a difference in helping to preserve out liberties here.

I dont get it...how can people who call themselves conservative just ignore his bleme-America-first, disastrous and dangerous foreign policy?

You suggests our foreign policy has been just peachy over the past 20 years or so.

When in reality, our foreign policies have been insane, not in Americas best interest, have looted the American treasure, put Americans in debt to Communist countries for generations, created anti-American trade polices, allowed for tens of millions from foreign nations to illegally invade our land etc.

These foreign policies have nearly left America dead on the floor.

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posted on 12/13/2011 2:58:12 PM PST
by dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit))

Those devastating anti-Newt ads are clearly working. And Glenn Beck is doubling down on his Newt jihad, releasing some pretty damning stuff today. Being the “anti-Romney” is just not enough. I don’t know many people who are jazzed up to vote for Newt, like they were for Cain. But my Des Moines former roommate said RuPaul has one hell of a ground game, and Newt has next to none. RuPaul COULD take Iowa.

You suggest our foreign policy has been just peachy over the past 20 years or so?

In reality, our foreign policies have been insane, not in Americas best interest, have looted the American treasure, put Americans in debt to Communist countries for generations, created anti-American trade polices, allowed for tens of millions from foreign nations to illegally invade our land etc.

These foreign policies have nearly left America dead on the floor.

Would you suggest, like Paul, that the reason we were attacked on 911 is because of our presence in the Middle East?

My suggestions were pretty damn clear in #26, which you completely evaded.

Look, people like who apparent think fighting compassionate wars for 12 years at a time is some great strategy, when in reality, along with *other* disastrous foreign policies, is draining the American treasure.

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posted on 12/13/2011 3:15:17 PM PST
by dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit))

It is so surprising that there are Republicans who don’t want to borrow money from China to fight wars with Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Egypt, Kosovo, Somalia, Argentina and places unknown?

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